Angelus sat on the living rooms cold hard floor boards as he slid the book across the floor to Darla. She smiled at him as If thankful and Drusilla was slowly making her way there now.
"Look pet, he brought you a gift, well ain't that nice!" Spike joked.
'I wouldn't go for any more beer if I was you' Angelus watched as Spike fidgeted with his coat.
'Why?' He moaned.
'Because; there isn't any!' Angelus gave off a small laugh and walked out of the room smiling as Drusilla passed him at a slow speed. He clutched the three cans of beer in his hands dropping them in the trash can as he made his way to his room. He couldn't help but feel proud of himself that afternoon.
Drusilla came and sat besides Spike watching as Darla touched the book.
'Now pet, read us a story!' Spike chuckled again, still rummaging his pockets.
'Ok! How about a dark story, a tale of battle and deceit, a tale of the slayer and her friends' Darla grinned evilly, thinking of what Angelus had told her to write in the book. She turned to the first page of the book.
Buffy raced home, her bags dragging on the floor as she pulled herself towards her house. She climbed upon the wall and through the window.
Wait, when did I leave my window open? She suddenly thought.
She spun around checking her room and shut the window. It opened again soon after and the wind made her shiver. The phone began to ring and she just ignored it as she reached for her weapons draw.
"Ah, Buffy when did you get here?" Her mother walked into her room.
'You ever heard of knocking?' Buffy spun around clutching a stake behind her back.
'Don't be rude' Joyce slapped her harshly. Buffy rubbed her cheek and stared as her mother grinned.
'Wait a second, aren't you meant to be at work now?' Buffy's eyes narrowed as her mother stepped forwards.
'I finished early!' She lifted a pan above her head, and Buffy kicked it out of the way.
'MUM, what's wrong with you?' She kicked at her mother, squinted as she hit the wall.
She lifted the un-conscious Joyce onto her bed and ran down the stairs. As she went to open the door she noticed the receiver of their phone was hanging for the server.
She lifted it to her ears and listened as she heard Spikes laughter. She slammed it down and began to race upstairs, preparing to fill up her backpack with weapons. She climbed out of the window and she made her way to Willow's house.
I wonder if Will's having it better than me. She slipped her arms through the straps of her bag and began to run, thinking of Willow and how she might be in danger.
"You ungrateful brat, see if I ever make lunch for you again!' Willow's mother slammed every door she ran through.
'THAT WAS FISH FOOD mother…' Willow lowered her voice.
'No it was not, I prepared that specially for you!' She dropped to the floor suddenly. Buffy jumped over to Willow squeezing her.
'What happened to your cheek?' Willow noticed.
'I had a hard experience with a frying pan and a rather cranky mother!' Buffy complained.
'What about you anyway, you ok?' Buffy sighed with relief checking Willow's face. Willow placed the fish food in her fish tank and grabbed the broken plates from the side.
'Something strange is going on here Buffy, one minute she was welcoming me home, then next she was snatching fish food from me saying that I was wasting it on them…' Willow smirked a little at the strange memories lurking in her mind.
She sat at her computer desk typing in every small detail she could think of.
About 5 minutes later the red head gave off a small sigh.
"Hypnosis maybe?" She bit her lip.
'Could be, that or Spike's on a serious rampage because he has no beer left!' Buffy smiled.
'You think if he drunk all of his beer, he would have Drusilla kill everyone for some more?' Willow took Buffy's sarcasm seriously.
'No will. I don't but' Buffy stopped as Xander pulled himself through Willow's door. He was on his knees and seemed in a lot of pain.
'Giles says that, he wants us all in the library now!' He leaned his head on Willows bed and she lifted him onto it.
'It's not safe here, so Xand. Climb on!' Buffy lifted Xander onto her back and carried him down stairs. Willow grabbed Buffy's backpack and ran down the stairs following them.
On their way down the path Xander was telling them of how he got home just in time for his mother to throw him across the room and into the cupboard, which fell on him and of his very well achieved escape!
"Well done Xand." Buffy sighed as he slipped down her back. She watched as he yawned, closing his eyes.
'Nap time already?' Willow soon yawned too.
'Nap time?' Buffy glanced as Willow just curled up on the floor. Buffy sighed dropping Xander and lifting them both over either of her shoulders.
She soon arrived at the library and gasped for breath as she dropped her rather heavy best friends onto seats. "GILES?" She shouted, her voice echoing in the deserted library. She soon found Giles after a good search; he was fast asleep at his desk.
"Big baby!" She complained as he sucked on his thumb happily.
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"TAKE THAT!" A tall blonde girl kicked a skinny vampire into the wall gripping his throat tightly. "WHERE'S THE SLAYER?" She screamed. "I told you, we don't know" He squirmed. "For the last time! No excuses" Her blonde hair blew in the wind and blood trickled down her cheeks and onto her black top. He pointed hesitantly over to the mansion where Angelus was staying and cowardly sighed. "In there, ask for the vampire Angelus, he has her tracked down, he'll be able to tell you!" He squirmed fiercely. "Thanks!" She slammed her stake into his chest and walked off in the evening light towards the mansion.
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Angelus scribbled lines down inside the book, and Darla rocked side to side as she read them aloud…
"The slayer was all alone, the people she most cared about were against her and her friends…even Giles…were all out of their own way's to help, she was alone!"